Special Issue “Antimicrobial Resistance: From the Environment to Human Health”

Editorial of the Special Issue Antimicrobial Polymers

The special issue "Antimicrobial Polymers" includes research and review papers concerning the recent advances on preparation of antimicrobial polymers and their relevance to industrial settings and biomedical field. Antimicrobial polymers have recently emerged as promising candidates to fight microbial contamination onto surfaces thanks to their interesting properties. In this special issue, th...

Antimicrobial resistance: a complex issue.

The discovery of antibiotics represented a turning point in human history. However, by the late 1950s infections that were difficult to treat, involving resistant bacteria, were being reported. Nowadays, multiresistant strains have become a major concern for public and animal health. Antimicrobial resistance is a complex issue, linked to the ability of bacteria to adapt quickly to their environ...

Special Issue — From Biobanks to the Clinic

In 2009, Time Magazine identified biobanks as one of the ten ideas changing the world (Parks, 2009). These organized collections of human biological samples and associated data are “vital research tools in the drive to uncover the consequences of human health and disease” (Chalmers and Nicol, 2008). Today, with many of these infrastructures gradually achieving their recruitment objectives, curr...

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Eggs and Health Special Issue

In 1968, the American Heart Association recommended the consumption of no more than 300 mg/day of dietary cholesterol and emphasized that no more than 3 eggs should be eaten per week, resulting in substantial reductions in egg consumption, not just by diseased populations but alsobyhealthyindividuals,andmoreimportantlybypoorcommunitiesinundevelopedcountieswho were advised against consuming a hi...